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Where does “carbo-” come from?

carbo- (English) comes from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic bolgos.

carbo- (English): Representing carbon; carbonic, carbonyl, or...

Definitions

  1. Representing carbon; carbonic, carbonyl, or...

Ancestry of “carbo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarbonThe chemical element with an atomic number of 6....
2EnglishbudgetThe amount of money or resources earmarked for a...
3Middle Englishbogett—
4Old Frenchbougette—
5Old Frenchbougesack; purse; small bag
6Latinbulgaknapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb
7Gaulishbolgābag, sack
8Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “carbo-”

  • carbocation
  • carbonitride
  • carbothermal
  • carbocationic
  • carbonitrile
  • carbochlorination
  • carbocycle
  • carboreduction
  • carboheterocyclic
  • decarbopalladation
  • carbopalladation
  • carbochemistry
  • carboskeletal
  • carboskeleton
  • carbophobia
  • carbophobe
  • carbophobic
  • carbonucleophile
  • carbohelicene
  • carbophilic
  • carba-
  • carbaihiodráis
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